So, been listening to an audio book I bought recently, and I just love it. So much that I've listened to it 3 times now. So I figured, hey, I'd make a thread for people to pimp the books they think are awesome, and want other people to read.
The Never Hero: It's a modern day take on the superhero story, but with a very interesting twist. It's kind of a deconstruction of the superhero/heroic genre of our culture in our stories, but at the same time, it's telling a story about that very type thing. It's a very smartly written book, and very enjoyable. The thing I like about it most, is the author seems to have put a lot of effort into accurately portraying how people would react to certain situations, and explaining it from an emotional level. The motivations of the characters, and why they do what they do, feels very real, and relateable to the reader. He's only published the first book of the series so far, and as best as I can tell, this is his first novel ever. If that's the case, then he's got a real talent, as for a starting book, it's spot on awesome.
The Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka. Yeah, I mentioned this in a different thread, but I felt it warranted repeating. If you like Urban Fantasy, and like London stories, then you'll enjoy this series I think. It's sort of, and I stress "sort of" like a cross between the Dresden Files, and Harry Potter. I say this only in that it's got the dark, gritty, magical mystery feel of the Dresden Files, but also a lot of the whimsy and humor of the Brits, with that little flavor of Harry Potter. At least at first, the series goes in a very surprising direction later on. One that I actually loved, but one that you don't see very often with main characters. The first few books took a bit to warm up to, mainly because of one personally annoying character, but as his writing talent improved, that character became less annoying.
Let's see, that's about all I can think of to really mention specifically, other than the typical Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, etc etc that we gamer nerds usually proclaim. But yeah, those two series, highly worth your time.
So what books do you like and think others would enjoy to read?
The Never Hero: It's a modern day take on the superhero story, but with a very interesting twist. It's kind of a deconstruction of the superhero/heroic genre of our culture in our stories, but at the same time, it's telling a story about that very type thing. It's a very smartly written book, and very enjoyable. The thing I like about it most, is the author seems to have put a lot of effort into accurately portraying how people would react to certain situations, and explaining it from an emotional level. The motivations of the characters, and why they do what they do, feels very real, and relateable to the reader. He's only published the first book of the series so far, and as best as I can tell, this is his first novel ever. If that's the case, then he's got a real talent, as for a starting book, it's spot on awesome.
The Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka. Yeah, I mentioned this in a different thread, but I felt it warranted repeating. If you like Urban Fantasy, and like London stories, then you'll enjoy this series I think. It's sort of, and I stress "sort of" like a cross between the Dresden Files, and Harry Potter. I say this only in that it's got the dark, gritty, magical mystery feel of the Dresden Files, but also a lot of the whimsy and humor of the Brits, with that little flavor of Harry Potter. At least at first, the series goes in a very surprising direction later on. One that I actually loved, but one that you don't see very often with main characters. The first few books took a bit to warm up to, mainly because of one personally annoying character, but as his writing talent improved, that character became less annoying.
Let's see, that's about all I can think of to really mention specifically, other than the typical Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, etc etc that we gamer nerds usually proclaim. But yeah, those two series, highly worth your time.
So what books do you like and think others would enjoy to read?